Alexander Solzhenitsyn: anniversary events

December, 11th, 2018 is a jubilee of Alexander Solzhenitsyn. Nobel Prize winner (1970), an outstanding writer, publicist, philosopher became one of the key figures in the history of the 20th century. The Cultural community of the country responded to the anniversary by educational events, exhibitions, scientific and creative actions, reflecting the rich heritage of Solzhenitsyn. The writer's biography is closely connected with the South of Russia. He was born in Kislovodsk, studied in Rostov-on-Don. A former manor of Z. F. Shcherbak, the writer's grandfather on the maternal line, is located near Novokubansk (Krasnodar region). The authors of the article cover the anniversary events held in Krasnodar, Armavir, Novokubansk, and Rostov-on-Don. The anniversary is considered as a stimulus for further development of Solzhenitsyn's creativity, museumification of "places of memory" directly related to the southern pages of his biography.